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PLANNING COMMISSION ZONING APPLICATION
Application No. 76030
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PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
Dates of P.C. Consideration:
Approved '' Denied this day of(� 19� , subject to the follow-
ing conditions:
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Cates of Council Consideration:
Approved !i Denied this 5 day of 19 with the following
amendment:
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PLANNING COMMISSION INFO[2NIATION SWEET
Application, No.. 76030
Applicant: John Yowal c?yk
Location: 6843 Colfax Avenue North
Request: Var'iar ce
The applicant seeks a variance frof:i Section 35-1,00 to permit Construction of an
accessory building 26 feet from the property line adjacent to a major thoroughfare,
rather than at the required 50 Meet setback. A permit was issued for the garage
and the slab was poured when the discrepancy was discovered and work was stopped.
A public hearing has been scheduled.
We are prepared to recommend approval, after reviewing the history of this parcel,
the physical characteristics of the area, and the existing City -imposed access
restrictions.
I , HISTORY OF PROPER'!'Y, This corner lot wits created from a larger corner lot.
�ih E.,, G ems Swelling, in 1971 (Application No. 71007). 'This was done
after approval of a setback variance for the existing dwelling, the p:^emises
of which became an interior lot (the old house is 3 feet frorn the "new" side
lot line). The variance approval (Application No. 71006) acknowledged the
nonconforming location or the existing house which is near the rear of the
now interior lot.
The applicant's house was built in 1972, facing Colfax Avenue 111or^th, by
the developer; the house is approxim.aWy 40 feet from the 69th Avenue
North street line.
?. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AREA. T�ie older house south or the appli-
cant's, s most: natab s Use s i�i thrt rear of the lot, with a detached
garage in what is now the Colfax Avenue -,iron t yard.
The dwel 1 i ng and garage on the 1 o t west o C the ppl i cant's lot were built
25 fleet from the 69th Avenue propert`y9ino, and they have access onto 69th.
There are several dwellings in the area white are setback less than 50 feet
from 69th Avenue North.
The applicant's house faces Colfax Avenue North and has access from Colfax
Avenue to the raved parking next to he house and to the proposed garage.
3. PUBLIC REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS. When the Council app;^oved the plat
var and l pine in s ac:cess onto b) 9t1, Avenue North was prohibited (con-
sistent with County Highway Pepertmenr policy).
The Flat approval includes . ter, foo: easement on the 69th Avenue side and
on the Colfax `,venue side; aria includes a five foot easement on the
west side.
When the permit was issued in 1973, a 10 foot private easement :eras deeded
--as required by the lnspectic+i Le:3artment--along the south line, to assure
minimum access to the ol&-r house.
P.C. Application No. 76030 Cont'd.
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CONCLUSIONS
1. The proposed 26 foot setback would be consistent with the other established
setbacks in this area. The property is unique, however, in that access
onto 69th Avenue has not been prohibited for other lots as a condition of
platting.
2. A garage setback 50 feet from 69th Avenue on this lot would substantially
impair the light, air, and view of the older horz*_ to the south. The
situation of the older house in relation to the applicant's property is
unique, and was approved by the City in 1971 despite setback deficiencies.
The reasoning of the variance and plat approval was that, since there was
sufficient land for a new corner lot and an interior lot, not to approve
it would be a denial of reasonable use of the property.
3, The cots -biped effect of the 50 foot setback and the prohibited access from
69th Avenue would be a substantial amount, of the yard devoted to a drive-
way -turn around since the garage would face 69th Avenue North.
4. The applicant is constrained by public and private easemnts (required by
the City) on the west and south to the extent that the garage, at a 50 foot
setback, would occupy a substantial portion of the rear yard.
5. Construction of the garage 26 feet from the 69th Avenue right-of-way
would not hinder future expansion of the highway by the County. The drive-
way and approximately 20 feet would remain if the proposed 5-7 feet were
taken from this lot for widening.
Approval of the variance, within ordinance standards, is recoimended.
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